How much James Bond history is left to be discovered?
Bill recounts his recent trip to the Lilly Library in Indiana where he looked at one of Ian Fleming's early Casino Royale manuscripts and shares some of the changes made to the final novel. As Formula 1 celebrated its 1,007th Grand Prix we look back at Bond's motor racing connections over the years and Ben reveals the story of the Aston Martin that probably influenced Ian Fleming's gadget laden car. Rounding out, we explore the state of James Bond research and what history still lays hidden. Along the way we cover the latest news including Ajay's location visit with Bond 25, bumping in to Bojo, SEO tabloids, firestorms on social media, into the Bondverse, Fleming in the public domain, and find a song about Blofeld.
The recording took place on July 14th, 2019 in the USA and UK.
James Page is a co-founder of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Ajay Chowdhury (co-author with Matthew Field) of Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
Lisa Funnell (@CinemaOnFire) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
Music credit 'Spy & Die' by Jay Man
0096: Nearly Civilized
0095: Peak Performance
0094: Unsung Characters
0093: Not Turning Japanese
0092: No Prime To Die
0091: Art of Bond: Goldfinger I
0090: Watchalong with You Only Live Twice
0089: The Dalton Bounce
0088: Lock Down A-Z
0087: Essential Bond
0086: Watchalong with Spectre 2
0085: Art of Bond: Moonraker
0084: Watchalong with Spectre 1
0083: James Bond Jr Watchalong 2
0082: Art of Bond: From Russia With Love II
0081: Top 5 Bonds
0080: Art of Bond: From Russia, With Love
0079: What If?
0078: Groundhog Day
0077: Not From Where I‘m Standing
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